Embrace no. 52
Photograph
1971 (photographed)
1971 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Black and white photograph of a couple embracing (close up of arms). Signed by the artist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Embrace no. 52 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Selenium toned gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Eikoh Hosoe, 'Embrace No. 52', gelatin silver print, 1971 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a couple embracing (close up of arms). Signed by the artist. |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Gallery 100, 2016-17:
Eikoh Hosoe (born 1933)
‘Embrace No. 52’
1970
Eikoh Hosoe is one of Japan’s leading post-war photographers. In this series from 1970, he explored the body, inspired by the nudes of the German photographer Bill Brandt. This image shows the human form reduced to an intimate, erotic abstraction.
Gelatin silver print
Museum no. Ph.1241-1980 |
| Object history | Part of a series called 'Embrace' published in book form in 1971, of which this is number 52. |
| Bibliographic reference | Eikoh Hosoe, 'Embrace', with a preface by Y. Mishima, Tokyo, 1971 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.1241-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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